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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02
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4 Peaceful TrNas I"wn Turned int,
= battle Ground.


\ hattie Ground.
COLORADO CIrY, Texas, Sept l--
L shooting -trayc occurred IN ,hi-
city h>trisht, in which W. II. Cough,
deputy United State. marshal, and
john johnson were tho principals
Gouga had b,cn driukir4, aud when
johnson enter tine saloon Cough
medc rcmarke which brought on tho
qu1rrc. Gou.h commenced to draw
his pistol fir. aud johnson
flashed ais pistol from his
pants leg, aud hcing the quickest,
nred the lir-t shot. Although he wa, IL
second ahead. Ills shot etrucR Cough
in the left breast, passed through the
lett lung, coming out near the lett
shoulder blade and then wont c,cNr
through Il partition of the saloon.
The lighi- went out at the tir-t fire
aud the shooting wa then
promiscuous. Cough q .cd three
shots. the lust hitting Johnson IN the
right foot and iuilictiu& llr-l wound.
johnson fired four times, bat none
but his first -.o took cllcc. Gpuga,
although shot c,rlr thruus.. did not
fan, but proceeded tl Zee otI. lie was
conveyed home aud is now living 10
very crllicM cpuduluu. lh- puysI-
claus consider the chnuccB doubtful
ior his recovery. johnson is the
young man who killed Gi,s'rap in
AbiIine in a battle two year, ago for
which he is under bond for triAl.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02

Men llyO iy.s That iTr burdens qua die
dchfn- thaiHt. Terrible from llsearo cRllci by
huuItcd utuot, eycrY one OF Whinh has ifA
Oi lsiu ina ilscnsed Liver aud every one of
which may be cured ny simmons Liver Kesu.
lut0r.
This purely .csotah.eIno llcirr O.. not acgre.
uIl 10 IL sIcoihe for the cure Of liyrr Com.
plant and all tAe ailments which that disease
produce, Among these arc H. HpppsiA Bill
iousutts. COnst patton Sick heaiachn, rucH.
Colic, Jaundlcc, common Fever and Ague
All these diseases Hrr cured hy rlmmuus Liver
KeguiAtnr, ltfrm1Yrs Ne causH which pro-
duccs thcu and pcfmils Nature 10 Work her
own cure. SOne genuine except with the
stamp IA red, On front II Wrapper and tho
sea and signssuEe Of j, II, Zo!In a. 90. on
the side.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02

FoR1 WoRrIL Texas, Sept. Tho
body Of Ben schmidt, the hea of tho
fvmily drowned at Clobume by the
Hood, wa- found today and buried.
The body OF one child remain, to be
found. No trains arc runnin < south
OF Fort Worth yet.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02

80 tu-.v tils-ar,n .u.t'4 - ,,........ 's
Regulator. ltrom0yes tho cause which pro
duces them and permit Sature 70 wofk her
own cure. SOnc penuine except win the
stamp In red on front Of wrapper, and The
sea- and signature of J. II, Ze!.n CO. ON
the side,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02
I'VE INVITE PARTICULAR INSPECTION

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nuble-b breasted medium weight Sack Suits,
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puts, in fact suits Of every description. style,
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02

PALESTINE, Texas, sept Ill.
Robertson, n west Palestine merchant,
shot and Killed himself today. lie
first attempted to take poison IN milk,
but having disclosed his intention ho
was prevented.
We viii only offer our goods at
cost for one week as we expect TO be
IN our new quarters by TINT time,
Waco Furniture Company.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-02

Golden J
For all 81
ton isoI
reunedy.l
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-06-15
A Ratcatcher,s Methods.

"a rat that is caught by the tail viii
not squeal, said professional rat
catcher. In those cisses where they
squealed had caught them by the body,
not having time to get my favorite grip
on them. The rat, you see, is paralyzed
for minute by tho light; he rises up and
tries to reach over it, and as he is doing
that reach the tongs in under him and
catch him by the It'll If can, and If /
miss the tail catch anywhere. When
he's thrown into the seek he lies quiet;
they don't squeal If you let them alone,
not even II there's dozen of them to-
gether. They are content to lie still and
await events rather than raise row;
they're thinking all the time maybe IN
forget oil about them. That's where
they'r off, Another thing. * rat cannot
gnaw through hanging bag-the bag
gives end the rat cannot get hold. II
the BIZ s laid down tlsey cen grip on the
creasca and gnsw their way out in short
order, but a hanging bag is as good as an
iro.i safe. A rat LIS oily four teeth
two above, which are abotta half On inch
long, and two below, which arc about an
inch and half and run clear through
the under jaw. &c Chicago Tribune.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-06-15

But the chief interest IN Tunis Is IN IT,
nearness To the site Of one Of the most IA
nous cities of the ancient world. Il Il
but drive Of dix miles to the spot where
once stood CarthagR In Onr visit we had
again the invaluable companionshfp Of
our arch9ologist. As we rode across the
plain it was very easy to see that the an
cient city had ample room to spread out
on every side except toward the sea,
where Il had the most splendid position en-
the very shore, presenting long front to
the Mediterranean, while q headland
which projected into the sea served as q
mighty breakwater, and formed harbor
in which all the Roman and Carthagenian
iieets could ride together. On that head
land Scipio Africanus landed the army
which, marching round to the mainland,
took Carthage in the rear and finally cap
tured the city
No city Of antiquity has left SO few ruins
as Carthage. When it was taken by the
Romans the decree of irmplacable hate,
Carthage est delenda- Carthage must be
destroyed- inexorably carried out.
Its mcrciless conquerors left but few mon
uments Of its former greatness. Indeed,
the only structures Of imposing size which
remain are the cisterns-great reservoirs
CONcIcu ny hTCHcS-WHlcn Suppl6u WaCeE
to the city, and these are said to be of Ro-
man origin. All that is distinctly Cartha-
genian is the mound on which stood the
ancient citadel, around which gathered all
the martial life of q city which had the
climax Of its power and glory hundredstof
years before Christ. Beneath that tumu-
lus lie buried the foundations Of temples
and palaces, all mingled in one undistin-
guishable ruin.-Cor. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-06-15
nIagnatce IN Tnelr umces.

President Norvin Green, Of the Western
Union company, occupies q handsomely
furnished big room for his Office, and sits
there in modest state, with clerk or two
near by. President Chauncey M. Depew
has even a larger room, all to himself, In
the Grand Central depot, but It Is not
either extensively or fully furnished. He
sits at great table desk, and at his left
hand is sort Of short column or pedes-
tai, dotted with electric call buttons bear
ing the names Of the officers of the Gem
trail railroad. His clerks are in other
rooms, and he Is left alone at his work.
You could not swing kitten In s. ".
Whites Office, 1t Is so small. There Is
just room in it for the bankers roll top
desk and chair. Erastus Wiman has q
little slanting topped, old fashioned desk
jammed against the wall between two
windows in space rallied of at the head
Of q big room that huns with the noise Of
q host of clerks, some OF whom have their
desks behind, the rail by his. Hugh Nc
Laughlin, OF Brooklyn, the most powerful
political leader in this country, has an old
fashioned desk in an auction room In
side street in Brooklyn, and sits at 1t all
day receiving callers, six days In the week.
New York Sun.
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-06-15
city Girls and Country Girls.

It is one Of the principles of modern
sentiment that fine compilations are q
country product. Pink and white faces
are invariably connected with fields and
farm houses, and fair and blooming
skin is counted the country girls heritage
in contradistinction to that of her town
sister. The country girl has not only not
q better complexion than the town girl
she has decidedly worse complexion.
Take company Of town girls and q com
pany of country girls where win you
find the smooth, clear, fresh looking facesi
Generally among the former. And the
thick, colorless, lifeless skinss Generally
among the latter This Is q fact that any
one can verify by observation. MilWau.
kee Wisconsin. N
Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-06-15
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
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REV. RoBT. DOUGLAS RoLLRR, RECTOR.
Sunday services, III a. M, and 7:3o
D. m. Parish Guild meets first Wednes-
day night in every month. Bible class
Thursday nights. You are welcomed
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TRINITY N. 3. CHURCH. SOUTH.
West Martin Street

West Martin Street.
! REV. J. R.sANDREw, PASTOR.
Snnday-P Preaching at II a m. and 8
p. m; Sunday School, 9 a. m; Class, 2
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The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
A DsceHfu! Diplomatic.

The conversation here drifted to d.
plOmatic etiquette. ami l asked Mr..
Ward how he got over the dress coat
question when he was our minister to
China He replied: AT the time ! was
in China the ordinary dress of the
American citizen would hardly have
been II lit DIE in which to have appear
ed Oh II state occasion. The Chinese
knew little about the Americans at that
time. and II was perhaps more neces-
sary to create II good impression there
than at other places where our diplo-
matte relations had long been esIab-
lished- For several decades l have been
the captain of the Chatham artillery, .
little company in u New Jersey village.
l was captain of it at this time. and l
had q captains uniform. a part of
which was a dress rOat with military
lace on the sleeves, and with brass but
tons upon which were the letters C.
A. meaning Chatham artillery. On
my way to China l stopped at Paris.
and had the military lace taken of and
the diplomatic lace put on. THIS coat
was buttoned up close at the throat,
and on the whole was not . bad-look-
ing uniform. In China l wore it on all
state occasions. aud it was generally
admired. The Chinese often asked me
what the letters e. A. stood for. l
replied that the suit was meant IS an
honor to China, and hat these letters
stood for China and America, and in
order 10 show how much our country
thought of China We had honored her
by putting the Z. before the A. This
explanation WAS taken in good faith,
and the uniform was II success. "-C0r.
Cleveland Lcader.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27

EE~
ton within the range "a DUR sympathies
is that he WAS fond otzsipe. and ordered
it from BRISTOL. England. because u
brand which he could obtain there was
superior to any made in Row York or
Massachusetts.
Once upon = time Cary 4 ca. of Lon
don, the commission merchants who.
turned Washington's tobacco crops into
hard cash. presented him with Two jars
of Bristol picked tr,pe. Each jar held
about two gallons. There was 4 special
pottery ut Bristol for the manufacture
of these jars. each OF which had burnt
upon its front surface the curer's NAME.
rs a guarantees of the g~enuineness Of its
contents.
The brand sent 10 Mount Vernon was
that Of ''Hamiii,." and Washington
was SO fond of i. that picked tripe was
q standing dish Oh his table
'.Uesr Cary" he wrote to the senior
member OF the firm. ..Mrs. Washington
joins me- in warm thanks to you for
your considerable present OF two large
stone jars of picked tripe. l must ask
you 10 arrange for four similar jars. in
w:cker-basket casing. packed in outer
casks. to be shipped for my account
direct from the owners Dental infirm-
ity impels my caring for this Necessary
item in our domestic cOmmissariat"-
YOUTHS COnnpani0u.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
The Names Of Women

Give your daughter bu: one name in
baptism. She will be perfectly content
with it. Her lover never requires, new
er uses, more than one of her names if
she has half a dozen. In the height of
his tenderness he never exclaims:
"Amelia Jane. come 10 nv arms!' He
simply extends his arms ard cries:
"Amclia!" When the girl marries let
her always keep her Then
whenever we see u wOman's name we
shall know whether she is married or
single. and IL she is married we shall
know what her family name is. II she
mas earned u reputation rs q writer or a
doctor or u Ii. ID. AS Mary Brown she
will carry that with her rs Mary Brown
johnson; and in all cases there will be
spared an infinite Mount Of talk and
inquiry AS to who she was before she
was married. The system is essential
to the ''cause" of woman. 1t may be
said that it lacks perfection in two re-
spects; We could not tell from the three
names whether the bearer OF them might
be a widow, and it makes no pro-
vision for u second marriage. These
are delicate questions. In regard to
the first it is nobody's business to know
whether the Oma is or is not a Wild
Ow, unless she chooses to make that fact
prominent, and then she has ways
enough to emphasize it. And in the
second place. it does not at all matter
what becomes Of the name of the first
husband. 1t is the woman's identity
that is to be preserved. And she can
not be required to set up mlles;oncs all
along her life.-NeU Orleans states.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
Engineers and Stokors.

The work in an Atlantic liner is diff
cult. arduOns and unrelenting. 1t de-
mands energy. presence of mind and
technical skill Of a high order. The
bare enumeration of these qualifica-
tons is q guarantee that in British ships
no special preference will be given to
foreigners. The engineers are mostly
Scotch, the stokers Irish. The qualities
most required in the stOckbole are a
d0gged resolution to face discomfort and
. sturdy frame. The stoker is be-
grimed with coal dust He has to en-
dure an atmosphere which sometimes
rises to q temperature of 100 degrees.
In this intense heat he has to shovel ev-
cry day five tons of coal into the fur
naces, and to keep the fires clear and
bright BY constant raking and by the
periodical removal of ashes. Upon
mono have the burdens Of the mechanic
Cal development of our age fallen more
heavily than upon the men who under
take the duties of fireman in an Allan
tic liner. Who can refuse to follow Mr..
Ruskin in his admiration for the life of
the sailor, and the beauty of the swell
ing canvas which it is his business .
handle. or Withhold his sympathy from
those who arc engaged in the wretched
labors of the stockhole? 1t has often
been proposed to feed furnaces mechan-
The method would oLviate the
necessity Of employing men in one of the
most distrcssful forms of manual labor.
Brassey, in the Nineteenth Gen.
tUrN.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
Story or Parrot,

Sir William Temple tells this about
. Brazilian parrot which Prince Maurice
met in his travels: Il had . mind"
said Sir William. Ito know from Prince
Maurice's w mouth the account OF q
common and m~uch-credited story Of an
old parrot he had seen in Brazil, dur
ing his government there. that spoke.
and asked and answered common qucs-
tons like . reasonable creature. Prince
Maurice said there was something true,
but . great deal false, of what had been
reported. He had heard of such a par
rot when he went to Brazil, and though
he believed nothing of it. and it was a
way of. he had the curiosity to send
for it; that it was a very great and very
old one, and when it came into the
room where the prince WAS with Il good
many Dutchmen about him. it SAID
presently:
What a company of white men are
Eerer
They asked it what it thought that
man was. pointing to the prince? 1t
answered:
"'Some general or other
when they brought it close to him
he asked it:
Whence came yOu?"
1.-The Psrrot-FrOm Miriannan.'
The Prinoe-To whom do you be-
longr
1.-The Parrot-To q Portuguese
1.-The Prince What do you here?'
"'The ParrOt-Ii look after the chick.
ems
The prince laughed and said:
You look after the ct,ickens?'
"The parrot answered:
Eyes. |; and l know how to do it
very WE'LL
"And then he made the chuck, chuck,
chuck. three or four times that people
use to make to chickens when they call
ed them.
Il set down the words of this dia-
logue." said SIR William. lust as Prince
Maurice said them to NE. l asked him
in what language the parrot conversed.
and he said in Brazilian. l asked him
whether he understood Brazilian. He
said no; but had taken care to have two
interpreters with him-one a Dutch.
man. who spoke Brazilian and the 9TH
er . Brazilian who spoke Dutch; that
he asked them separately and privately,
and both of them agreed in telling him
just the same thing that the parrot
said. "-B0st0n Record.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
He Had His Room to Himself

A Frenchman had been assigned to Q
very comfortable room. and was about
to disrObe when there came q knock at
the door. Upon opening it the an
nouncement was made that owing to
an unusual arrival of guests. ETC., the
proprietor would be obliged to put an
other gentleman into the room; and q
oockney Englishman appeared. The
Frenchman was disguised. of course.
and 1t once set his wits to work to de-
wise means to GUST the intruder upon his
comfort Pretty soon the Euglishman
touched the call button. and when the
summons was answered said:
"Portah. bring me a pair Of large.
clean towels"
The door was hardly closed when the
Frenchman touched the button. and up
on the boys appearance said:
'Garcon; bring me two PAIR large
The other frowned. performed. his
ablutionA followed by tho Frenchman.
when he again touched the button.
'Portah. send me up \ bottle of Bass
ale"
The Frenchman followed suit at once
demanding Two bottel Bass ale" The
Englishman was now annoyed. but he
held his peace. and . little later made
another call upon the porter. which was
Immediately double duplicated BY the
Frenchman: Then he began to lose his
temper; and after . fourth demand and
Ito him) another insult from the French
man, he struck the button 50 violently
that the porter appeared again in hot
haste.
Boy" he said. angrily. go to the
proprietor at once aud tell him ! must
have a bed in II room by myself where
l a rest in peace."
The boy had hardly reached the stairs
when the Frenchman called him back.
and g%esticulat'ng wildly made known
his wants as follows:
'Garcon! garcou! vii you tell ze pro-
prietaire to come here 9 quick? BY
gar. l moost hav two bei in two room
YER l . rest myself in two pieces"
That settled the Englishman. and his
had the room to himself with
out further trouble. boston Record.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
Advantages or Manual Training.

1t Is true that nOr attention is now
given to drawing in some schools; and
this u certainly a matter of very great
importance. but some changes must be
made in the Code before that develop
ment can be made which we should all
wish to see. Manual work in boys
schools seems 10 DO exactly parallel
with. and in every way analogous to,
that Of needlework in girls schools. and
l am inclined to agree with Sir P. Mag
nus that the value of the one kind Of
teaching should DO as fully recognized
and assisted by tho State as that of the
other. Why could they not introduce
carpentering or something of that sort.
which would exercise the hands of tho
boys rs we'll u their heads7 Ihave N.Y.
self tried IN experiment in q small way
in the matter OF cobblery, and although
the boys did not make such progress As
to be able to make their own boots. they
no doubt learned enough to be able to
mend them.
The introduction of manual work in
to our schools is important, not merely
from the advantage which would result
70 health, not merely from the training
Of the hand a. IN instrument but also
from its effect on the mind itself.
l do not. indeed, suppose that, except
in some special districts, We can intro
duce what is known % the '.haif-time"
system. in the sense that the children will
do ordinary work for wages, though MI.
Arnold tells u in his Report on Cor
tain Points connected with Elementary
Education in Germany. Switzerland,
and France" that in Prussia 'the rural
population greatly prefer the halliday
school. As it il called. for all the chill
dren. because they have the elder chill
rem at their disposal for half the day."
/ do not, l confess. see why . system
30 popular in Germany should be i'm
possible in England; but what seems
more Immediately feasible is that our
boys should be trained to use their
hands ~ we'll As their heads. The alb
ssnce of any such instruction 10 one of
the great defects in our present system.
John Lubbock. in Popular Science
Monthly.
The Columbus journal., 1887-04-27
A Tyranny That Cannot Live In
America.

This is from an editorial under the
above heading in the January Century:
mo more important or excellent work
can be done by labor organizations than
that of teaching their Indifferent men,
bers that they and their children have Q
personal advantage, not . personal in
jury, in tho superior capacity of some of
their comrades And, il tho lesson be
not taught Or not needed. public opinion
must speak promptly and omphatically
in condemnation of the injury which is
skilled labor is daily receiving ut tho
hands OF unworthy men. Labor is tho
life OF the country; and he who dishon-
ors it with this opprobrious name Of
'scab' is tho lineal descendant of tho
shave driver of ante-bellum times; their
community of feeling is due to almost
exactly similar reasons.
I'VE believe that no Periodical of the
kind has paid more attention than has
the Century to the labor question. or
shown greater sympathy with all who
work. But W shall never cease to pro-
test against tyranny. whether exercised
by combined capital or by combined
labor. And We shall do al va can to
hasten the day when these imported
methods Of keeping down laboring men
to . dead level Of energy and opportun-
ity shall be utterly eliminated. The
Statue of Liberty at tho gate Of the new
world will be . shameful fraud IL the
first principles Of individual freedom
are to be defied by the very men who
should most jealously guard the liberty
which our Constitution guarantees to
over American citizen. What the